adj.

1. Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar: “This mixture of apparently disparate materials—scandal and spiritualism, current events and eternal recurrences—is not promising on the face of it” (Gary Wills).
2. Containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements: a disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city.

[Latin disparātus, past participle of disparāre, to separate : dis-, apart; see dis– + parāre, to prepare.]

disparately dis'pa·rate·ly adv.
disparateness dis'pa·rate·ness n.

adjective

Not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form: different, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, unlike, variant, various. See same/different/compare.

adj

Definition: at odds, different
Antonyms: alike, equal, like, same, similar

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Including markedly dissimilar elements; Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind.

Tutor's tip: Many "disparate" (quite different or distinct) organizations joined together to help the "desperate" (extreme need or hopelessness) flood survivors.

Common misspelling(s) of disparate

• desparate

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - væsensforskellig, inkommensurabel, usammenlignelig
n. - væsensforskellige sager/forhold, inkommensurabilia

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongelijksoortig

Français (French)
adj. - disparate
n. - disparité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungleichartig, verschiedenartig
n. - unvergleichbare Dinge

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανόμοιος, διάφορος

Italiano (Italian)
disparato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desigual, incomensurável

Русский (Russian)
различный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - dispar
n. - disparidad

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olik, oförenliga (saker)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
不同的, 异类的, 无法相比的东西

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不同的, 異類的
n. - 無法相比的東西

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 상이한, 같지 않는
n. - 전혀 비교 대상이 아닌 것

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 異種の, 本質的に異なる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متفاوت, متباين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא דומה, שונה לגמרי‬
n. - ‮דברים שאינם ניתנים להשוואה‬

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